Toilet seat



J. CORSER TOILET SEAT Jan. 2, 1940.

Filed Dec. l5, 1957 2`Sheets-Sheet 1 NVENTOR. JOHN Co RSE/g www TTORNEY Jan. 2, 1940. J. coRsER 2,185,499

' TOILET SEAT Filed Dec. l5, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /C/ V INVENTOR.

JaH/v ORSER BY @M ATTO NEY lll) Patented Jan. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

-My invention yrelates Ato toilet seats.

One object of lmy invention is v'to provide ya seat for mounting on a toilet bowl that shall be simple i-n form and construction Vand that shall have la vdense hard huid-resisting unbroken outer covering'.

Another object of my inventionfis vto Iprovide a toiletfseat having a pair of spaced seat pads and a -connecting member, the entire -outer surface of `the pads and of kthe connecting member being continuous and substantiallyunbroken.

Another object of thy-invention is to provide a 'toilet seat yfor mounting on--a toilet bowl, compris'in-ga pair of seat pads anda connecting member of Igenerally ropen oval shape, at the ends of which the seat pads are located, the three elements of the structure being integral with each other.

Another lobject of `my invention is to'provide a unita-ry toilet seat comprising a pair of seat pads and a connecting vmember vof open oval shape, the

seat pads being positioned at the ends of the side portions of the connecting member and forward of the center of 'a toilet bowl, the connecting `mein- 4ber being so shaped as nto make it unusable as a means'fc-r supportinga user of la'toilet bowl.

Other 'objects of my invention will either be apparent from a description of several forms of vtoilet yseats embodying my invention or will 'be set forth inthe appended claim.

In the drawings,

Figure 11 is a fragmentary top yjplan View of a -toilet seat embodying Amy invention and shown as being mounted 'on a'toilet bowl,

Fig. 2 is a view in lateral section therethrough, taken 'on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a View in lateral section therethrough, taken on the line 3-,3 of l1,

Fig. 4 is atop plan View, similar to Fig. '1 but showing a modied form of device embodying my invention,

Fig. A5 is a View in Alateral section therethrough,

taken on 'the line '5-5 of Fig. i4,

Fig. A6 is a View in lateral section therethrough, taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 4,

Fig. 'l is a View in lateral section, similar to Fig. '6 butshowing a modified lform of construction,

Fig. '8 is a View in side elevation, of A.both the devices ,shown in Figs. 1 and 4 the top portionof a ltoilet bowl being also shown,

Fig. 9 is a top plan View of still ,another modiliication embodying my invention, shown as Amounted on a toilet bowl,

Fig. 10 is a view in side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. .9, a part only7 of a toilet bowl being shown,

Fig. 11 is a View in lateral section therethrough, taken on the line lI--Il of Fig. 9, and,

Fig. 12 is a view in lateral section therethrough on the line lZ-IZ of Fig. 9.

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Referring ii-rst to Fig. l of the drawings, av unitary toilet seat includes =a connecting member 2|, of generally Dpen oval shape and a pair of seat pads or portions '22,-only one of which is shown.

The connecting member rmaybest lbe described as an in-completefoval and the side portions thereof may each lbe bent or shaped so -that the ydistance between these side portions is vgreater than is the distance between the side portions of the usual open iront end toilet seat now in common use. The seat pads 23 `are relatively short and more or -less rectangular in outline vor contour, the top surface-being preferably-but notvnecessarily raised above vthe top ysurface of the :connecting member to clearly and sharply Idenne the seat vporti-on of the structure and to set it apart from the connect'- ing member.

I may make the structure Icomprising the l-two spaced Vseat ,pads and the connecting member yof fwood, either of one piece or of la plurality of layers '-gl-ued -orotherwise fastened together, to provide a relatively light weight but str-ong device. I

A rearwardly projecting extension 2-5 is integral lwith the :connecting member l2l and may be provided with an vopening-l at each side -for receivinga hinge pin 29 which is part of a pillar hin-ge -3-'|. i While I have shown a'specii'ic form of hinge struc-ture, I do not wish to be limited thereto as any suitable hinge means vmay J'be used.

The entire -outer sur-face of the sea-t structure i including the seat pads 23, vthe connecting member 21| and the extension '25 are covered with a Ynon-porous, hard, dense and closely-adhering unfbroken Jiiuid-resistant 'covering 32, As an example of such coatings I may men-tion enamel vor `Ir'iolded or :formed composition ima-terial. exampleoi a formed material I-may use cellulose 'niltrate or cellulose acetate or other similar materials, I prefer to make the coating of such vmaterial Aast-o have a highly l'polished outer surface `so 'that the tendency of 'extraneous solid and fluid material to adhere to 4theseat will Lbe reduced Ato Vas great a degree as possible. f

`Referring now to Figs. `4 to 56 'inclusive I have there shown a reinforced -seat 'structure comprisinga pair 4ofseatpa'ds 33 Vand a connecting member 35, -both Aof these parts having lsubstantially the same shape and contour -as -was described in connection -with Fig. l.

Fig. 5 shows -a `cross-sectional View of the 'con- As Aan g or by a seam of welding metal or by any other suitable means with the object of combining light weight with relatively great strength. I may use any desired structural shape of reinforcing member having relatively great strength and relatively light Weight and a ller, the weight of which per unit of volume is less than that of the reinforcing member. Y

Referring to Fig. 6 I have there shown how the shape of member 31 may be changed :at those portions thereof which are in the seat pads. The wood filler i3 is of course changed to conform to the altered shape of the reinforcing member 31, providing at the same time a somewhat greater width. Substantially the same method of changing the shape of the reinforcing member at the rear extension 45, as was used in the seat pads, may be employed.

Fig. 7 shows a view similar to that of Fig. 5 except that the` reinforcing member 41 is of substantially angle bar shape and the wood ller 49 is complementary thereto as shown.

The ventire seat structure including the seat pads, the connecting member and its rearward extension are covered with a closely adhering, non-porous, hardand substantially unbroken covering 5l, over its entire outer surface. This covering may as has already been hereinbefore described, be a suitable enamel or it may be a molded or formed composition material with a highly polished outer surface.

Referring to Fig. 8, I have there shown my improved toilet seat mounted on a toilet bowl 53 and I Wish to point out that I locate the lower surface of the seat an appreciable distance above the top edge of a toilet bowl to reduce the tendency of foreign matter to collect therebetween. To this end the pillar hinges aremade relatively high and a depending support 55 is secured to each seat pad at its under side. These supports are preferably so made and so secured to the seat pads as to provide a tight joint therebetween to reduce the tendency of foreign matter to lodge thereon.

Referring to Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive, I have there illustrated a still further modification of device embodying my invention. A metal reinforcing member 51, of substantially circular cross section, extends from one ofthe two seat pads 59 through the connecting member Blgto the other seat pad 59. In the respectiveseat pads the reinforcing member may be returnbent on itself as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings to provide the somewhat greater width for the seat pads. As shown in Fig. 10, the reinforcing member 51 is bent upwardly where the connecting member joins with or merges into the seat pads so that the top surface of the seat pads will be positioned an appreciable distance above the connecting member. Thereinforcing Vmember 51 is covered with dense, hard, non- I have shown one form of cross section of the connecting member 6l in Fig. 11 and one form of cross section of the seat pads in Fig. 12. These forms are representative only and are not to be considered as limiting. In this form of seat structure also theentire outerv surface is highly polished and substantially unbroken over the entire seat structure.

It may be here pointed out that the seat structures embodying my invention each comprise two seat pads and a connecting member unitary or integral with each other, the seat pads being so shaped and positioned as to force a user of a toilet bowl equipped with one of my toilet seats to support his weight on the seat pads alone. kThe shapes of theseat padsY and of the connecting member are quite different fromy each other so that it is easily tov b e seen that the connecting portion is not to be used as a user-supporting means. y'The connecting p0rtion is also shaped differently from the open front toilet seats now in use in that the sides thereof are spaced apart much more than is the case for thecorresponding sides of the open front seats. At the same time the outside surface is substantially smooth and unbroken, providing a pleasing appearance and making it easy to thoroughly clean the seat. "The ease of cleaning the seat is increased by the covering used, which covering has a highly polished outer sur.'- face, which is moisture repellent to a high degree and which will also withstand the rough usage to which it may be subjected. l

The seat pads are preferably made of `such contour and have such a profile that it is easy for a user to place a small piece of sanitary sterilized paper or other material on each seat pad before use of the seat, without appreciable danger of tearing the piece of protective-material by the users weight. The relatively small pieces of protective material which can lbe used make' ing conditions. As has been stated I may make use ofk any one of a number of materialsxnow on ythe market for the outer covering, the required characteristics of this material having already been set forth. i

While I have shown and described several forms of devices embodying my invention, which forms appear to best embody the invention, I do not desire to be limitedthereto and the appended claim is to be limited only by the prior art.-`

I claim as my invention:`v I

A unitary toilet seatA for removable mounting on a. toilet bowl and comprising a pair of separate seat pads and a connecting member ofopen oval shape, the longitudinal portions of the connecting member being so shaped as to extend laterally beyond the inside surface of thes'ide walls of a toilet bowl to substantially `preclude engagement therewithby a user of the seat. 

